Storms kill at least 80

ANAA - At least 80 people were killed and dozens more are missing after violent storms and rain struck central Yemen, an official…

ANAA - At least 80 people were killed and dozens more are missing after violent storms and rain struck central Yemen, an official said yesterday.

Heavy rains have hit the area of Shabwa, 300km (190 miles) east of Sanaa, since Thursday, sweeping away more than 100 houses in the main city of Ataq, Mr Mohsen Omar Ali, an official in the region, reported by telephone.

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